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RAPE TRAUMA SYNDROME: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT AMONG INDIAN WOMEN
Author(s): Udayan Bhaumik* Rape is a traumatic event likely to cause post-traumatic stress disorder in at least 80% of cases. According to data released by the National Crime Records Bureau 2019 reports 93 cases of sexual assault per day, among them 118 children are also assaulted per day in India. Rape trauma syndrome is a unique variety of post-traumatic stress disorder following sexual assault. Coined by Ann Burgess and Lynda Holmstrom, it describes a phase during which the victim copes psychologically with the aftereffects of the rape. It is typically associated with the “underground” phase. Aims and Objectives: 1) to study post-traumatic stress disorder after sexual assault using Impact of Events Scale. 2) To study the relationship between rapes supporting myths and underground phase using Illinois rape myths acceptance scale. Settings and Design: A sexual assault assessment tool developed for .. Read More» DOI: 10.54615/2231-7805.47246.

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